July 14th 2016. Pick of the Day.
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The day speaks for itself. Ongoing series include Modern Matinees: Summer with Judy Holliday at MoMA, and the excellent Welcome to Metrograph: A to Z at the glorious Metrograph. Here it comes;
Film Forum
BLOOD SIMPLE (1984) Dir; Joel Coen
MoMA
Modern Matinees: Summer with Judy Holliday
IT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU (1954) Dir; George Cukor
Metrograph
THE LITTLE FUGITIVE (1953) Dir; Morris Engel
Stuyvesant Square Park
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) Dir; Alfred Hitchcock
Rainey Park, Queens
THE MUPPETS TAKE MANAHATTAN (1984) Dir; Frank Oz
Greenebelt Recreation Center, Staten Island
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? () Dir; Robert Aldrich
Syndicated
ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968) Dir; Roman Polanski
Today's Pick? Simple. Exactingly, decidedly Southern, Texan even, simple. The debut feature from the then-and-still formidable duo, a brothership commonly known to this day as the Coens, screening in a new 4K prez. Miss this at your peril. Or be accused of sticking yer thumb up the wrong person's ass.
Joel and Ethan Coen's debut feature, the film that would define them for decades, 1984's BLOOD SIMPLE, screens in a brand-spankin' new 4K spitshine for one last day. Sorta appropriate, considring the source material.
For more info on these and all NYC's rep film screenings in July '16 click on the interactive calendar on the upper right hand side of the page. For reviews of contemporary cinema and my streaming habits (keep it clean!) check out my Letterboxd page. And be sure to follow me on both Facebook, where I provide further info and esoterica on the rep film circuit and star birthdays, and Twitter, where I provide a daily feed for the day's screenings and other blathery. Back soon with new Picks 'n Perks, til then safe, sound, make sure the next knucklehead is too!
P. S. Summer seems to have finally graced our fair metropolis, but milder weather aside some of our fellow NY'ers have still yet to be made whole in the wake of the 2012 storm. Should you be feeling charitable please visit the folks at OccupySandy.net, follow their hammer-in-hand efforts to restore people's lives, and donate/volunteer if you have the inclination and availability. Be a collective mensch, Stockahz!
